Omni Powertrain Technologies has released information about its new electrohydraulic pump combination. The unit was developed for low-voltage mobile applications, and is designed to meet the needs of hybrid equipment builders facing spatial constraints. The system includes a Flo-Torq gear pump packaged with an axial flux motor and controller from Omni’s Magelec subsidiary. The overall… Read more »
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NI releases new Battery Test System analysis software for EVs
NI (formerly National Instruments) has released its latest Battery Test System (BTS) and introduced a new software analysis product line—both of which are designed to link data across the engineering workflow. The BTS is intended for the design and test groups within Tier 1 suppliers and automakers who encounter challenges when they routinely upgrade and… Read more »
Designing DC fast charging stations for next-gen EVs
Sponsored by Littelfuse Supercharged solutions that provide for fast charging reliability, efficiency, and safety The adoption of EVs will reduce pollution and help slow the effects of climate change. A significant impediment to broader EV adoption is both a public charging infrastructure that can support long-distance travel and chargers that can recharge an EV battery… Read more »
Los Angeles Fire Department unveils hybrid fire truck
The Los Angeles Fire Department recently unveiled a new Rosenbauer RT pumper truck during the city’s annual Fire Service Day. Although the Los Angeles Daily News described the vehicle as the US’s “first all-electric fire engine,” it is in fact a hybrid, as a company spokesman clarified in a video. The batteries can operate the… Read more »
Webinar: Using MLCCs as resonant capacitors in wireless charging for EVs
Wireless Power Transfer circuits demand stable high capacitance, high voltage capacitors to act as the tank capacitor in the LC resonant circuit. Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs) are increasingly used for this application due to their volumetric efficiency and cost-effective mounting techniques, but there are caveats that need to be followed to achieve reliable operation. This presentation addresses… Read more »
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning First Drive: Ford’s most valued model is now electric
Ford knows trucks, and demand for its F-150 Lightning shows truck buyers may not be as afraid of EVs as many think. The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck may be the first real mass-market electric vehicle sold in the US. Used by individual owners and businesses alike, pickups are a massive part of the… Read more »
The facts about recent electric bus fires in France
False or misleading posts about EV fires flood the internet on a daily basis. The latest spurious sensation was a natural gas-powered bus that caught fire in Italy—a video of the catastrophic conflagration was posted online, and within hours, it had travelled around the world and back again, falsely described as an EV fire. In… Read more »
Infineon releases a new series of battery management ICs
Infineon has introduced a new series of battery management ICs designed for battery modules, cell-to-pack topologies and cell-to-car topologies in EVs, hybrids and energy storage systems. The TLE9012DQU is a multichannel battery monitoring and balancing system that measures battery voltage for state of charge and state of health calculations, and can be controlled directly by… Read more »
Electreon and partners to demonstrate in-road dynamic wireless charging
Wireless charging specialist Electreon, together with the ASPIRE Engineering Research Center, truck-maker Kenworth and project management firm Kiewit, plan to demonstrate a dynamic wireless charging system. Electreon’s in-motion dynamic wireless charging technology will be installed at ASPIRE’s research test track in North Logan, Utah in the summer of 2022. Kenworth supplied a Class 8 T680… Read more »
Indium to launch new adhesive for power module assembly
Indium Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of materials for electronics assembly, plans to release a new adhesive for power module assembly at PCIM Europe, which is scheduled for May 10 to 12 in Nuremberg, Germany. InTACK is a halogen-free adhesive designed to hold a die, chip or solder preform in place during the placement process… Read more »